Once again a photograph from my run. Can you tell I am spending more time training to run than taking photographs lately. This one was taken on an evening run, so the shade created even more contrast.

That is in large part because I am signed up for the Girlfriends half marathon in October, which is affiliated with Komen Race For the Cure. I have not done a half before, in fact my first 5k was just this past St. Patrick’s Day.

I have a running partner now and she is good at pushing me, which is great. So we signed up for this run in part because we needed a run, and also because I lost my best friend to breast cancer at 29.

I also have another friend who had been diagnosed recently and is now going through treatment. I like the idea of raising funds for a cure, but I also wanted to help her raise funds for uncovered expenses.

My Grandma has also had breast cancer twice, so I think this is a fitting run all in all.

A Short Bio

I grew up in the Pacific North West (Oregon) and attended Lewis & Clark College where I graduated with my BA in Psychology. I attended some graduate school for Clinical Psychology before coming to a turning point in life. I am a mother, wife, photographer, nature lover, and I work as the director of online management for my husbands Portland and SW Washington family law firm www.brasierlaw.com
I have an additional, though rarely updated, blog on parenting, crafts, food, and fun www.bloggingemilia.blogspot.com